LGBTQ refugees in the infamous Block 13 at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya suspect yet another arson fire was set at the facility last month and threatening letters have added to their stress.
Some queer refugees awoke to what sounded like a gunshot early in the morning of August 16. After surveying their compound, they found "petrol had been poured and spread around the few shelters," Block 13 LGBTQ refugees told Victor Mukasa, a U.S.-based gay former Ugandan refugee and international human rights defender.
Mukasa now advocates for his fellow LGBTQ refugee activists from across the world and as founder and host of "The Victor Mukasa Show." Mukasa relayed details of the incident during a virtual news conference August 18 hosted by the Black